Synopses & Reviews
As a model, Karen Duffy graced the covers of dozens of magazines and was selected spokesmodel for Revlon as the Charlie Girl. As an actress, she has been directed by Woody Allen, Ben Stiller, and Peter Farrelly. As an MTV VJ and correspondent for Michael Moore's TV Nation , she was both smart and sexy. As a writer, she wrote for Cosmo, YM and British Esquire. She went with Richard Gere to the Oscar's and George Clooney to the Emmy's. A dream life. But, as Duff soon found out, all o this means nothing if you don t have your health. The day after Duff appeared at the Emmy s in 1995, she awoke with what she thought might be a hangover. It turned out to be a rare brain tumor known as sarcoidosis. Now in this poignant and witty memoir, Duff recounts how she s toughed it out, keeps up appearances, and how she s enjoying being married and in love again, regardless of what the future may hold.
Synopsis
From Revlon spokesmodel to film actress to one of
People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," Karen Duffy was living the life most of us only dream of. Then her whirlwind life of celebrity parties came to an abrupt, grinding halt when she was stricken with a serious illness in one of its rarest forms: sarcoidosis of the central nervous system.
Duffy soon realized that the only way for her to survive was not to take the disease too seriously. Instead of hiding from life, she chose to run toward it. She learned to embrace the chaos of a life-threatening disease with a wit and humor that helped her to find the love of her life at a time when things seemed darkest.
Model Patient is a gripping, inspiring, and hilarious memoir that recounts the singular triumphs and tragedies of coping with a chronic, life-threatening disease.
About the Author
Karen Duffy continues to model for Revlon, tour the country as a women's health advocate, and report for Michael Moore's new show, The Awful Truth. She lives with her husband in New York City.